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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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President Muhammadu Buhari 14 days to “direct the Attorney General of
\nthe Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, and
\nappropriate anti-corruption agencies to urgently investigate allegations
\nthat over N300bn of public funds are missing, mismanaged, diverted or
\nstolen, as documented in the 2017 audited report by the Auditor General
\nof the Federation (AGF).”<\/p>\n

SERAP also urged him to “ask Mr. Malami and the anti-corruption agencies
\nto promptly investigate the extent and patterns of widespread and
\nendemic corruption in the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs)
\nindicted in the audited report. We urge you to take meaningful and
\neffective measures to clean up an apparently entrenched system of
\ncorruption these MDAs.”<\/p>\n

In the letter dated 4 July, 2020 and signed by SERAP deputy director
\nKolawole Oluwadare, the organization said: “The 2017 audited report
\nreveals grim allegations of mismanagement, diversion, and stealing of
\npublic funds, as well as unaccounted-for spending. The report suggests a
\ngrave violation of the public trust, and that the indicted MDAs and the
\nNational Assembly lack effective and credible internal processes to
\nprevent and combat corruption.”<\/p>\n

According to SERAP, “Investigating and prosecuting the alleged grand
\ncorruption documented by the AGF would improve the chances of success of
\nyour government’s oft-repeated commitment to fight corruption and end
\nthe impunity of perpetrators. It will improve the integrity of MDAs,
\nserve the public interest, as well as improve Nigerians’ access to
\npublic services and goods.”<\/p>\n

SERAP said: “Any failure to promptly investigate the allegations and
\nprosecute suspected perpetrators would breach Nigeria’s anti-corruption
\nlegislation, including the Public Procurement Act, the 1999 Nigerian
\nConstitution (as amended) and the country’s obligations including under
\nthe UN Convention against Corruption and the International Covenant on
\nEconomic, Social and Cultural Rights to which Nigeria is a state party.”<\/p>\n

The letter, read in part: “It would also mean that Nigeria is failing to
\nfulfill the obligations under the covenant to use its “maximum of
\navailable resources” to progressively realize and achieve basic economic
\nand social rights, including access of Nigerians to public services and
\ngoods like quality education, healthcare, clean water and regular
\nelectricity supply, as well as the right to honest public services.”<\/p>\n

“SERAP has carefully analysed the 2017 audited report by the AGF and our
\nanalysis reveals the following grim allegations of mismanagement,
\ndiversion and stealing of public funds, as well as unaccounted-for
\nspending.”<\/p>\n

“The Federal Civil Service Commission spent \u20a625,856,279.00 on behalf of
\nFederal Ministry of Foreign Affairs to develop online recruitment in
\nApril 2014 without any supporting memo from the Ministry of Foreign
\nAffairs, and without due process. Although the project was suspended,
\nthe Commission went ahead and paid \u20a625,856,279.00 for contract not
\nexecuted. The AGF recommended the full recovery of the public funds.”<\/p>\n

“The Commission granted cash advances totaling \u20a68,590,000.00 to 25
\nofficials between February and December 2016 but failed to retire or
\naccount for the money. Also, \u20a66,850,000.00 was paid for store items that
\nwere never supplied. Another \u20a62,619,210.00 was spent without receipts.
\nThe AGF expressed concern that the money may have been misappropriated
\nor stolen, and recommended the full recovery of public funds.”<\/p>\n

“The former Chairman of the Commission whose tenure of office ended in
\nMay 2017 took away with him four vehicles (One Toyota Hilux, one 407
\nClassic Peugeot, One Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep and One Toyota Corolla)
\nbelonging to the Commission, despite the Monetization Policy of
\nGovernment clearly stating that all vehicles of MDAs belong to the pool,
\nand are not expected to be taken away as part of severance package at
\nthe expiration of an officer’s appointment.”<\/p>\n

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs failed to show any receipts for the
\npayment of \u20a64,385,230,763.25 between January and December 2016. The
\nMinistry also had no insurance cover for all its motor-vehicles, despite
\nthe budgetary allocation of \u20a611,805,802.00 for insurance premiums. The
\nMinistry spent \u20a6105,000,000.00 to buy computer consumables, photocopy
\nmachine consumables, papers and other store items, contrary to official
\ncircular, and without any receipts. The AGF recommended the return of
\nthe money to the public treasury.”<\/p>\n

“The Ministry also spent \u20a672,000,030.00 to improve power supply to the
\nMinistry but the contract for this was not captured in the 2017
\nappropriation. Despite the purported spending, the power supply to the
\nMinistry has not improved. Also, \u20a67,520,000.00 was spent by 20 officials
\nto visit 8 out-stations of the Ministry without due process and without
\nany receipts. \u20a6234,622,718.00 was also spent but remained unretired or
\nunaccounted for. The AGF recommended the full recovery of public funds.”<\/p>\n

“The Ministry also paid \u20a683,719,500.00 to a company for the
\nrehabilitation and reintegration of released Chibok girls in August 2017
\nwithout any agreement between the Ministry and the contractor, and
\nwithout any evidence of the purchase of the back-to-school materials,
\nand job completion certificate. The AGF recommended the full recovery of
\npublic funds.”<\/p>\n

“The Ministry also transferred a take-off grant of \u20a683,317,257.00 for
\nConsulate-General of Nigeria, Guangzhou to the personal account of the
\nAmbassador of Nigeria in Rome in 2013 to be remitted to Guangzhou. But
\nthe money was never remitted to Guangzhou and has remained outstanding
\nto date. The AGF expressed concern that the money may have been diverted
\nand misappropriated, and recommended that the Ambassador of Nigeria in
\nRome whose account was used be asked to account for the money.”<\/p>\n

“The Ministry of Justice disbursed \u20a610,460,950,841.00 judgment debt in
\n2017 without due process. The committee to manage the funds was
\ndissolved after the 2013 financial year was not reconstituted as at the
\ntime of the 2016 and 2017 appropriations but funds were nonetheless
\ndisbursed. Also, \u20a632,353,693.00 was spent between March and September
\n2017 on international travels without approval or evidence of spending.
\nThe AGF recommended the full recovery of public funds.”<\/p>\n

“At the National Assembly, the House of Representatives spent
\n\u20a695,212,250.00 without due process and without any receipts. The
\nNational Assembly Management Accounts also showed spending of
\nN673,081,242.14 between April–October 2017 without any documents. The
\nAGF expressed concerns that the money may have been misappropriated and
\nrecommended that the Clerk of the National Assembly should fully recover
\nthe money and return it to the treasury.”<\/p>\n

“The Senate also spent \u20a61,364,816,397.95 to renovate a store at the
\nNational Assembly but the AGF was denied access to the store and
\nrecords, thus expressing concerns that ‘public funds may have been
\ndiverted for unappropriated purposes.’ The AGF recommended that the
\nClerk of the National Assembly account for the money.”<\/p>\n

“The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies
\nmisappropriated \u20a667,296,478.00, as payments were made to unknown
\npersons. The AGF expressed concerns that the money may have been
\ndiverted and recommended that the Director-General should fully recover
\nthe money and return it to the treasury.”<\/p>\n

“The Public Complaint Commission spent \u20a663,826,941.30 on contract to
\nrenovate State offices in Delta, Kwara, Akwa\u2013 Ibom, Taraba, Borno,
\nEkiti, and the Niger States without due process, valuation certificates,
\nand without receipts. The AGF expressed concerns that the money may have
\nbeen diverted and recommended the full recovery of public funds.”<\/p>\n

“The Federal Ministry of Water Resources spent \u20a6343,957,350.60 without
\ndue process, receipts, and without any evidence of work done or services
\nrendered. Also, \u20a614,993,950.00 granted as cash advances to staff was not
\naccounted for. The AGF expressed concerns that the money may be missing
\nand recommended that the Permanent Secretary is made to account for it.”<\/p>\n

“The Lower Benue River Basin Development Authority, Makurdi
\nmisappropriated \u20a642,277,285.50 of contract money for project management.
\nSimilarly, the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison
\nServices, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria paid a contractor
\n\u20a633,425,000.00 in March 2017 for awareness training but there was no
\nevidence that the contract was executed. The AGF expressed concerns that
\nthe money may have been diverted and recommended that the Executive
\nDirector should recover and return it to the treasury.”<\/p>\n

“The Cross-River Basin Development Authority, Calabar, overpaid a
\ncontractor to the tune of \u20a610,387,490.00 for construction of Link Road
\nbetween Cross River and Ebonyi State without any justification. Also,
\n\u20a630,616,110.00 was spent for construction of erosion control works at
\nNguzu but remained unaccounted for. The AGF expressed concerns that the
\ncontractor may have received money for a project not executed, and
\nrecommended that the Managing Director should recover the money and
\nreturn it to the treasury.”<\/p>\n

“The Lake Chad Research Institute, Maiduguri, Borno State failed to
\naccount for 2 Nos. Toyota Prado Jeeps were purchased in 2013 and 2014
\nwith registration No. 45KOIFG for one Jeep but the second Jeep was not
\nregistered, and no reason was given for this. The AGF expressed concerns
\nthat the Jeeps may have been diverted to private use, and asked the
\nExecutive Director to account for the vehicles.”<\/p>\n

“The National Water Resources Institute, Mando Road, Kaduna paid
\n\u20a684,401,940.74 to a company on 4th May 2017, being 10% payment on the
\nconstruction of a 2-story building for UNESCO without any existing
\ncontract, and without receipts. The AGF recommended the recovery of the
\nmoney.”<\/p>\n

“The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, Abuja paid \u20a624,800,000.00
\ninto a staff private account for production\/prevention of the 2016
\nannual flood outlook (AFO) and without evidence of services performed.
\nAnother \u20a631,439,300.00 was paid in September 2016 into the account of
\nanother staff for sensitization workshops. The AGF expressed concerns
\nthat the money may be missing and asked the Director-General to recover
\nit.”<\/p>\n

“The Hadejia \u2013 Jama’are River Basin Development Authority, Kano State
\npaid \u20a6204,893,978.09 to contractors without any receipts. The Nigeria
\nInstitute for Oil Palm Research, Benin City, Edo State paid
\n\u20a6210,921,849.66 and \u20a630,010,963.65 without any receipts. Another
\n\u20a615,630,050.00 cash advances to staff in 2017 were also not accounted
\nfor, as of 2018. The AGF expressed concerns that the money may have been
\nmismanaged and asked the Accounting Officer to recover it.”<\/p>\n

“The Federal Capital Territory Administration spent \u20a6393,254,000.00 to
\nsupport security agencies without due process and without receipts.
\nAnother \u20a6362,481,173.52 was paid for the procurement of stores locally
\nwithout due process. The AGF expressed concerns that the money may be
\nmissing and asked the Permanent Secretary to recover it.”<\/p>\n

“The Ecological Funds Office misappropriated \u20a61,257,791,992.86 meant for
\nthe contract for Canalization and Desilting of OKOKO and Ogbagba Rivers
\nin Osogbo Township, Osun state. There was no evidence that
\n\u20a630,000,000.00 meant for compensation to owners of marked-to-demolish
\nstructures and economic trees affected by the project, received any
\npayment. The AGF expressed concerns that the money may be missing and
\nasked the Permanent Secretary to recover it.”<\/p>\n

“The Office of The Head of The Civil Service of The Federation paid
\n\u20a6301,984,103.00 for projects without accounting for it. \u20a636,641,528.00
\nwas also paid for seminars, conferences, and workshops without any
\nreceipts. Also, \u20a616,096,712.00 was spent on projects not executed. The
\nAGF expressed concerns that the money may have been diverted and asked
\nthe Permanent Secretary to recover it.”<\/p>\n

“The Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun spent
\n\u20a6830,267,951.23 as Special Presidential Needs Assessment Phases I and II
\nto the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Warri for the
\nConstruction of Building, Procurement of Laboratory Equipment and
\nCapacity Building\/Staff training but the funds were misapplied.
\n\u20a6190,495.824.75 was approved for a project to construct and furnish
\nworkshop and laboratory but the contractor was paid \u20a6199,324,657.10 and
\nwithout any evidence of request by the contractor.”<\/p>\n

“The University also spent \u20a6990,621,753.29 to construct and furnish a
\n3-story, 4-floor structure Student Residential Building Complex but the
\ncontract for the spending was awarded without due process. Also, only a
\n2-story, the 3-floor building was constructed. Several other infractions
\nare documented in the report. The AGF expressed concerns that the money
\nmay have been diverted and asked the Vice-Chancellor to account for it.”<\/p>\n

“The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion spent
\n\u20a62,270,000.00 for a 2-day workshop but without any receipts. The AGF
\nasked the Director-General to recover the money. The Nigerian Railway
\nCorporation failed to remit \u20a6122,242,337.63 in taxes to the authorities.
\nThe National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) paid
\n\u20a620,569,398.20 for the supply of Power System Simulator without evidence
\nof supply. It gave \u20a66,187,393.50 as cash advances to 17 officers which
\nremained unaccounted for.”<\/p>\n

“The Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria paid \u20a63,604,000.00 for
\nthe services of solicitors without the consent of the Attorney-General
\nof the Federation. Another payment of \u20a613,542,822.82 for the completion
\nof the machine tools workshop was made without contract agreement or
\nreceipts. In total, \u20a6126,533,197.08 was paid without contract agreement
\nor receipts. The AGF expressed concerns that the funds may have been
\nmisappropriated and asked the Managing-Director to recover the money.”<\/p>\n

“The National Health Insurance Scheme paid \u20a64,931,475,094.63 as cash
\nadvances to staff without due process. \u20a672,383,000.00 was also
\nsupposedly paid for verification exercise but the AGF found no evidence
\nthat the verification took place. Another \u20a631,478,400.00 was purportedly
\npaid for accreditation of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) but
\nagain the AGF found no evidence of this.”<\/p>\n

“The National Information Technology Development Agency paid
\n\u20a628,525,000.00 to a Security company for the production of procurement
\nmanuals for the Agency. 300 copies of the manual were produced although
\nonly 5 copies were needed and utilized, with a copy of the manual
\ncosting \u20a695,083.33. The agency also paid \u20a615,842,970.00 printer
\ntonners.”<\/p>\n

“There are several other infractions documented in the report, a copy of
\nwhich can be obtained from the Auditor-General’s office.”<\/p>\n

“We request that you take the recommended action within 14 days of the
\nreceipt and\/or publication of this letter, failing which SERAP will
\ninstitute legal proceedings to compel your government to act in the
\npublic interest.”<\/p>\n

The letter was copied to Mr Abukabar Malami; Professor Bolaji Owasanoye,
\nChairman Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
\nCommission (ICPC); Ibrahim Mustafa Magu, Acting Chairman, Economic, and
\nFinancial Crimes Commission (EFCC); and Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of
\nFinance, Budget and National Planning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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